Zona Maco

ZsONAMACO is an art fair organized since 2003 that takes place annually during February in Mexico City. The fair comprises three events: Zona Maco Arte Contemporáneo showcases contemporary and modern artworks and design. Zona Maco Diseño features furniture, jewelry, textiles, every-day and decorative objects, as well as limited editions and historical pieces. Zona Maco Foto features vintage, modern and contemporary photography and video, and Salón del Anticuario hosts antiquarians. In addition, the fair offers a program of lectures and activities in museums, galleries and exhibition sites across Mexico City. El País named it the largest art fair in Latin America.[1]

Zona Maco in 2015

Editions
  • Zona Maco México Arte Contemporáneo Contemporary Art Mexico | 2009 - 2016,[2] Centro Banamex, Mexico City
  • Zona Maco Foto | 2015- 2016,[3] Centro Banamex, Mexico City
  • Zona Maco Salón del Anticuario Antiquarian Hall | 2014 - 2016,[4] Centro Banamex, Mexico City
  • Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo en México International Contemporary Art Fair in Mexico | 2008, Centro Banamex, Mexico City
  • Maco México Arte Contemporáneo Contemporary Art Mexico | 2007,[5] Residencial Palmas Park, Mexico City
  • Maco México Arte Contemporáneo Contemporary Art Mexico | 2004 - 2006,[6] Expo Reforma, Mexico City
  • La Muestra 2 | 2003,[7] World Trade Center, Mexico City
  • La Muestra 1 | 2002, Monterrey, Mexico

Zona Maco Arte Contemporáneo

Zona Maco México Arte Contemporáneo features five sections: Main Section, ZsONAMACO Sur, ZsONAMACO Modern Art and ZsONAMACO Ejes, gathering together international curators, artists, gallery owners and collectors.

[8] General Section, New Proposals, Zona Maco Sur, Modern Art and Zona Maco MACO Design, gathering together international curators, artists, gallery owners and collectors.

Curators and selection committees

Zona Maco Arte Contemporáneo 2016

  • General Section:[9] Stefania Bortolami (Bortolami Gallery], New York), Ben Loveless (Galleri Nordenhake, Stockholm / Berlin ) and Patricia Ortiz Monasterio (Galería OMR, Mexico City)
  • New Proposals:[10] Humberto Moro (Guadalajara, 1982)
  • Zona Maco Sur:[11] João Mourão (Alegrete, Portugal, 1975) and Luis Silva (Lisbon, Portugal, 1978), co-directors at the Kunsthalle Lissabon (Lisbon)
  • Modern Art:[12] Alejandra Yturbe (Galería de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City), Mariana Pérez Amor (Galería de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City) and Enrique Guerrero (Galería Enrique Guerrero, Mexico City).
  • Zona Maco Design:[13] Cecilia León de la Barra (Mexico City, 1975)

Zona Maco FOTO 2016

  • Patricia Conde (Director of Patricia Conde, Galería, Mexico City), Ana Elena Mallet (independent curator, Mexico City) and Mauricio Maillé (Director of Visual Arts at Fundación Televisa, Mexico City).

Salón del Anticuario 2016

  • Daniel Liebsohn (Mexico City), Mario Uvence (Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas), Luis Alegría (Portugal), Juan Manuel Corrales (Curator of the International Baroque Museum, Puebla), Leonor Cortina (President of the Casa la Bola Museum Patronage, Mexico City) and Héctor Rivero Borrell (Director of the Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City).

Founder

Zélika García founded Zona Maco Arte Contemporáneo in 2003, Salón del Anticuario in 2014 and Zona Maco Foto in 2015. García is currently serving as Director, while Direlia Lazo serves as Artistic Director.[14]

References
  1. Osorio, Camila (2022-02-10). "El regreso de Zona Maco, la feria de arte más grande en América Latina: más optimismo y menos NFT". El País México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. "Más de 40 mil personas visitaron la edición 13 Zona Maco", La Jornada, Mexico, 9 February 2016. Retrieved on 23 June 2016.
  3. "The Zona Maco fair group to organize a photography fair", Arte por Excelencias, Madrid, 20 March 2015. Retrieved on 23 June 2016.
  4. "Zona Maco inaugura el Salón del Anticuario", Milenio, Mexico, 25 September 2014. Retrieved on 23 June 2016.
  5. Mac Masters, Merry "Maco se consolida como la feria de arte contemporáneo más relevante de AL", La Jornada, Mexico, 13 April 2007. Retrieved on 23 June 2016.
  6. Márquez, Fabián "Concluye segunda edición de Maco", El Universal, Mexico, 25 April 2005. Retrieved on 23 June 2016.
  7. "Llega feria de arte a la ciudad de México", El Universal, Mexico, 27 February 2003. Retrieved on 23 June 2016.
  8. "13th. Edition of ZONA MACO", Scoop Art, Guatemala, 9 February 2016. Retrieved on 23 June 2016.
  9. "Dos galerías chilenas en feria Zona Maco 2016", Artishock, Chile, 2 February 2016. Retrieved on 23 June 2016.
  10. "Las nuevas propuestas refrescan la Zsona Maco", El Financiero, Mexico, 3 February 2016. Retrieved on 23 June 2016.
  11. "João Mourão and Luis Silva, curators of Zona Maco Sur", SFAQ, San Francisco, 2 February 2015. Retrieved on 23 June 2016.
  12. Marcín, Mauricio. "Mexico City art fair week", Terremoto, Mexico, 19 February 2015. Retrieved on 23 June 2016.
  13. Pando, Felipe. "Entrevista Cecilia León de la Barra y Zona MACO Diseño", L'Officiel, Mexico, 2 February 2016. Retrieved on 23 June 2016.
  14. "Direlia Lazo to Serve as Artistic Director of Zona Maco", Artforum, New York, 1 September 2015. Retrieved on 23 June 2016.
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